CVE-2018-20788 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Integer overflow in the aw2023 LED driver allows a crafted application to cause a denial of service on Xiaomi Redmi 6pro devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-20788?

CVE-2018-20788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

drivers/leds/leds-aw2023.c in the led driver for custom Linux kernels on the Xiaomi Redmi 6pro daisy-o-oss phone has several integer overflows because of a left-shifting operation when the right-hand operand can be equal to or greater than the integer length. This can be exploited by a crafted application for denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20788?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Micode Xiaomi Perseus-P-Oss.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20788 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-20788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wm83-cmpq-qxcm.

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